Which British woman business leaders or founders do you admire most? I’d like to consider nominating them for the Veuve Bold Women Awards.

One of the pure joys of my job is being given the opportunity to spotlight amazing women. Never more so in my role as judge of the Veuve Clicquot Bold Women Awards, the longest running Awards of its kind in honour of Madame Clicquot - a pioneering woman in business.

It’s that time of the year where I get to put forward a shortlist for consideration, so I’d love to ensure I don’t miss anyone spectacular! So please let me know which British female leaders you admire most - I’m particularly interested in those having a positive impact.

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  • Love this.

    Clarie Hynes, CEO at Mr President

    Laura Jordan Bambach, Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Uncharted

    Emma Morley, Director at Trifle

    and clearly Pip Jamieson, Founder The Dots





  • Cassandra Ellis, founder of Atelier Ellis – leads her beautiful, natural–based paint business. She is much more than a colourist, she's leading a quiet revolution in the way paint companies behave. She's an inspiring, deep thinker who cares about the impact of her business on the planet, her team and on people's lives. She makes the only bio–based matt emulsion made in the UK and her colours come from deep thinking and research not trends. At the the heart of it all is helping people tell their stories of home. You can see more at www.atelierellis.co.uk and atelier.ellis on insta.
  • Leanne Maskell, founder of adhdworks. I'm currently training with her and am so amazed at all she has accomplished, the many many people she's helped, all whilst being kind, authentic and all round lovely
  • Kelly Gordon and Emma Gardner, co-founders fo With Not For, a disability founded talent & production agency that exclusively represents Disabled creatives. They are bringing more Disabled talent into creative work places and transforming the creative industries -
    https://www.withnotfor.co.uk/
  • Lisa Hicks, founder of SNOAP.
    www.snoap.com

    She’s also a serial entrepreneur, but she takes her environmental obligations very seriously - she’s on a mission to rid the world of single-use plastics.
  • Love this!

    I’d like to recommend Selena Carty, founder of BlackPoppyRose.

    Selena does tireless work to raise the profile of Black and Brown servicemen and women around the world, who have served and contributed to the various war efforts across the globe.

    She launched the BlackPoppyRose in the UK, as well as a whole host of commemorative pins that highlight nations and achievements. A regular Speaker, Consultant and media contributor, Selena speaks at institutions, organisations and companies, runs workshops and provides educational resources. www.blackpoppyrose.org/
  • Letty Gordon-Furse - Founder of the Spring Back Guide, and creator of the 'Returnity Approuch' for retaining excellent female talent in the workplace after maternity leave.

    I really appreciate her work and her guide really resonated with me after my maternity leave ended and I suddenly found myself in yet another man's view of how the workday and working hours are set.

    https://springbackguide.com/
  • Florence Cherrault - Founder of The Pickle House

    Created with all-natural ingredients on a family farm in Suffolk, Florence is the founder of the first pickle juice brand to enter the UK market with a diverse range of products, including a Spiced Tomato Mix, ready-to-drink Bloody Marys, and Bloody Mary Gift Sets. The Pickle House is Certified B-Corp and female-founded by Florence, Vegan, No preservatives, Plastic-free, and uses sustainable practices.

  • Two women farmers who are sustainability champions and who I admire immensely. Both are movers , shakers and risk takers; role models who run their own businesses but are also out in the community helping other farmers move away from industrial practice. Both run their own successful farm businesses that demonstrate carbon squestration, reduced carbon footprint and increased biodiversity.

    Please ask me anything about either of them. Hoping you will consider either or both for your project.
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    Holly Purdey of Horner farm. Pioneer sustainable farmer, Sustainability Champion Farmer of the Year 2022, Dynamic and generous mother of three, pioneer, role model, ecologist, community galviniser, Nature Friendly Farming Network vice chair for England.
    https://www.nffn.org.uk/bio/holly-purdey
    https://www.horner-farm.co.uk

    Nikki Yoxall - pioneer Farmer runs Grampian Graziers and is head of research for Pasture For Life - an environmental organisation who believe in the restorative power of grazing livestock. She directs the science research which is helping to prove to industrial farmers that they can give up their poisonous practices.

    https://www.grampiangraziers.co.uk/who-we-are
    https://www.nffn.org.uk/farmer-stories/nikki-yoxall
    https://www.pastureforlife.org/staff_profiles/nikki-yoxall/
  • Kuldeep Knox, the founder of Chāmpo haircare.

    Basically, she started having conversations about hair loss in women 5-6 years ago - whether from stress, medication, perimenopause or post-natal. She was all about breaking taboos on the topic long before others and giving solutions via products that are natural, worked, accessible and also really nice to use.
  • Hi there,
    from my point, i would go for Coralie Rose, Casting Director and Founder at Road Casting. i appreciate her work, and she is doing it very well.
  • Jane Evans (thevisiblesociety)
    Leyla Acaroglu (sustainability educator)
    Jo Barnard (founder of Morrama)
  • Anna Abdelnoor, founder and CEO of isla with a mission to decarbonise the events industry.

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